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With 60.9% of the vote count and a total of an amazing 1,277 votes the winner is:

#11 - Is the Fall League really over? - Brandon Kron of the Lawton-Bronson GOLDS is happy on the field and disgruntled without baseball and wonders . . . "Is the Fall League really over???" So Brandon will be hanging out with Rogers Hornsby this off season and they will both be saying the same thing . . . "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."(Game at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Photo taken by: Lisa Kron)

CONGRATULATIONS to mom and photographer Lisa Kron, and to son, subject, and baseball player Brandon Kron for winning the:

2017 TBD Fall League PHOTO of the Year CONTEST!

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, everyone who voted, and to all of the TBD Fall League players for playing in the 2017 TBD Fall League!

Question: What is your pick for the best pic? Please vote for the 2017 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year.

Voting started October 22 and ended at midnight on November 15.

Response

Pct

Votes

#1 - Old School

2.1%

43

#2 - That's a HIT!

0.0%

1

#3 - Look Out!

0.0%

1

#4 - Intense

0.2%

4

#5 - Chaos, Controlled Chaos

1.7%

36

#6 - Slide at 3rd

0.2%

5

#7 - Caged Animal

7.6%

159

#8 - All Legs

0.2%

4

#9 - Ouch, that's going to leave a mark

0.1%

3

#10 - Play at the Plate

0.6%

12

#11 - Is the Fall League really over?

60.9%

1277

#12 - Focus

0.0%

1

#13 - Lights, Camera, Baseball

0.3%

6

#14 - 3rd Base Again

0.2%

4

#15 - Sunset at the plate

25.8%

541

On this front page for the 2017 TBD Fall League you will find . . .

Photo of the Year Contest Entrants and WINNER!

Field of the Year Contest WINNER

Final Rankings of all teams

Winner's Championship team pictures

Pre-Season Rankings for all teams

Rosters for all teams

. . . And for all other information on the 2017 TBD Fall League please click on the link on the left side of the page titled and or right here: 2017 TBD Fall League . . .

Enjoy the scroll!!!

The 2017 TBD Fall League PHOTO OF THE YEAR CONTEST . . .

is looking for it's photographic GOLD at this end of this beautiful baseball rainbow!!!

2017 TBD Fall League PHOTO of the Year CONTEST!

VOTING POLLS ARE NOW OPEN!!!

Voting ends at midnight on November 15.

HOW TO VOTE:

To make your selection on the poll on the upper right hand column of this website just click on your pick by the photo number and caption of the pic you like the best. THEN click VOTE at the bottom of the poll so your vote will be counted.

At any time if you would like to see where all the pics stand in the voting before the final tallies are taken just click on 'View Results' to see the running tabulation of all votes to date.

Here are the photo selections that have been selected for final voting for the 2017 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year contest. TOO MANY good photos were submitted and these are just the top picks . . . of the top PICS! The winner will win the 2017 Photo of the Year Wall Plaque showing the photo and inscription. The winners will also receive a Total Baseball Development t-shirt care package.

Voting ends on November 15 at midnight with the announcement for 2017 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year to be made on November 16.

Vote away and Good Luck to all of our entrants for the 2017 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year Contest!!!

A very special THANK YOU goes out to the diligent TBD Staff workers and internationally known photographer Maite Zabaleta Artazcoz for their hard work in making the following and final selections.

VOTE - VOTE - VOTE

#1 - Old School - This black and white pic shows Izaak Sander of the Lakes All Star MAROONS and Estherville Lincoln Central High School taking signs from his catcher and contemplating his next pitch. The new colorful days are just like the olden black and white days, and just trying to figure out how to get the next hitter out! (Game at Harris-Lake Park. Photo taken by: )

#2 - That's a HIT! - HMS & Lakes All Star MAROONS vs. the North All Star REDS . . . and this ballplayer shows good form while getting a hit up the middle while fan, coach, and dugout look on intently. (Game at Harris-Lake Park. Photo taken by: )

#3 - Look Out! - Sergeant Bluff-Luton ORANGES vs. Wayne, Nebraska NAVYS and this pitch is JUST A BIT INSIDE . . . Cat like reactions keep this hitter in the box for another shot . . . well it would not matter if he gets hit, he still gets another chance . . . but still a good idea avoiding a blazing fastball. (Game at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Photo taken by: )

#4 - Intense - Definition of INTENSE: Marked by or expressive of great zeal, energy, determination, or concentration; intense effort . . . And yes it is for this righty for the HMS & Lakes All Star MAROONS as he shows great form in getting ready to deliver this pitch.(Game at Harris-Lake Park. Photo taken by: )

#5 - Chaos, Controlled Chaos - Sibley-Ocheyedan HLP ORANGES and North All Star REDS and look at all of the moving parts and legs and arms in living color in this fascinating near to far photo that includes the hitter, the pitcher, the runner, the shortstop, and the center fielder . . . All going to where they need to be in utter and complete and very controlled chaos.(Game at Okoboji. Photo taken by: )

#6 - Slide at 3rd - . . . . . . . and the runner is ????? . . . Cherokee VEGAS GOLDS third baseman makes OR doesn't make the play and the out vs. sliding Gehlen KELLY GREENS runner - - - YOU make the call!!!(Game at Strikers Field #4. Photo taken by: Scott Linden)

#7 - Caged Animal - This swing is so fierce from this beast of a hitter that he belongs in a cage. This MMCRU ROYALS hitter is showing pipes, strong legs, and a going yard or going home approach versus the OA-BCIG Maple Valley CAROLINA BLUES. Just how far did that ball go . . . ??? (Game at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Photo taken by: Laura Prescott)

#8 - All Legs - Uuummmmmmmmm . . . Not sure what else to say . . . other than this cool cucumber has his shades on to show that everything is CHILL, and that he is going to strike this hitter out! (Game at Strikers Field #4. Photo taken by: Scott Linden)

#9 - Ouch, that's going to leave a mark - Hayden Dahlhauser takes one for his team, the Lawton-Bronson GOLDS as the Westwood/Ponca/Sioux Center PURPLES send a message!!! Don't rub it Hayden!!! (Game at Klasey Park-Voss Field in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Photo taken by: )

#10 - Play at the Plate - . . . . . . . and the runner is ????? Now it is the reverse of the "Slide at 3rd" photo . . . with the Gehlen KELLY GREENS catcher working to apply the tag to the Cherokee VEGAS GOLDS runner . . . and AGAIN - - - YOU make the call!!!(Game at Strikers Field #4. Photo taken by: Scott Linden)

#11 - Is the Fall League really over? - Brandon Kron of the Lawton-Bronson GOLDS is happy on the field and disgruntled without baseball and wonders . . . "Is the Fall League really over???" So Brandon will be hanging out with Rogers Hornsby this off season and they will both be saying the same thing . . . "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."(Game at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Photo taken by: Lisa Kron)

#12 - Focus - A North All Star REDS middle infielder is all focus even though everything around him is a little bit fuzzy . . . the mark of real concentration . . . as he waits for the ball intently as the HMS & Lakes All Star MAROONS base runner scurries back to the bag. Pic complete with fall leaves in complete bloom to mark the real concentration of fall baseball. (Game at Harris-Lake Park. Photo taken by: )

#13 - Lights, Camera, Baseball - Lights, at the top of the pic . . . Camera, in the hand of the photographer . . . and Baseball, in the upper left hand corner. Is the Sergeant Bluff-Luton ORANGESbatter relaxed and ready to swing . . . OR is this batter relaxed as he has already decided he is going to take this pitch for a ball as the Lawton-Bronson GOLDS catcher prepares to frame this high pitch into a strike to get the umpires call. So you just have to wait for this ball to land to know the outcome . . . and hitters have virtually NO TIME to make a decision. Toughest thing to do in sports . . . READ THIS ARTICLE to find out more on just how long you have! 'HITTING A FASTBALL REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST QUICK REACTIONS'(Game at Sergeant Bluff-Luton.Photo taken by: )

#14 - 3rd Base Again - . . . . . . . and the runner is ????? . . . A new Cherokee VEGAS GOLDS third baseman makes OR doesn't make the play and the out versus a new and sliding Gehlen KELLY GREENS runner - - - History repeats it self . . . See above! And again YOU make the call!!!(Game at Strikers Field #4. Photo taken by: Scott Linden)

#15 - Sunset at the plate - Calling NEW YORK for video replay . . . We are going to be needing some help on this one. The sun sets on this day and the sun sets on the photo selections of the TBD Fall League Photo of the Year Contest as this is the last and final photo to be voted on. The North All Star REDS catcher takes the offline throw and dives towards the plate and a sliding Sibley-Ocheyedan HLP ORANGES player for one more "Too close to call" plays in the 2017 TBD Fall League. (Game at Okoboji. Photo taken by: )

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE so one lucky and very skillful parent, grandparent, friend, fan, or GF photographer can pop the FAKE or real bubbly, age pending, on their winning entrant into the 2017 TBD Fall League PHOTO of the Year Contest.

HOW TO VOTE:

To make your selection on the poll on the upper right hand column of this website just click on your pick by the photo number and caption of the pic you like the best. THEN click VOTE at the bottom of the poll so your vote will be counted.

2017 TBD High School Competitive Fall Baseball League﻿

Sioux City, Iowa & Iowa Great Lakes

~ 24 team league ~

September 10, 17, 24; October 1 (Rained Out) & 8 & 15 (Make up Date)

The 2017 TBD Fall League Field of the Year is . . .

The selections are in for your picks for Field of the Year in the 2017 TBD Fall League . . . and the winner is HINTON with an astounding 87% of the vote!!! A special THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Hinton High School Head Baseball Coach Cale Kramer and Randy Roehrich for making Hinton a special and awesome place to play!!!

Regarding any TBD Fall League Rules questions, concerns, or clarifications please contact Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 or at protexter.tbd@gmail.com

TBD Fall League is goverend by the baseball game playing rules of the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Baseball Rules. The TBD Fall League has it’s own set of developmnental rules outside of the IHSAA which are:

Hitting and Defense:

Teams are to be set with twelve man rosters.

Thirteen player maximum plus is allowed only with prior approval of TBD and coaches.

All players hitting in the lineup.

Free substitution on defense, with the exception of pitchers re-entering as a pitcher after they have been replaced on the mound with another pitcher. (For more on pitching see: Pitching)

No bases will be awarded for hitters that walk, are hit by a pitch, or have catcher’s interference until the third occurrence in one trip to the plate, at which point the result will be the result, and the batter will take his awarded base. Until that third occurrence that batter will stay at home plate and hit again with a new count. The player making the last out will take his place at first base so that the team on offense will receive their awarded base. Exceptions for ‘last out’ runners are catchers and the pitcher at that time where then the next last out will run.

Courtesy runners are to be used for catchers and pitchers with one or more outs.

The home team of the first game will be the visiting team in the second game.

The home team is allowed to hit in the bottom of the last inning of the second game, if time and pitching allows, regardless of score. If the home team is winning before that bottom starts and has won the game already, then that game score stands as the final score before that bottom begins. Then as time allows for the session after the second game ends teams can play as many innings as possible.

The on deck hitter at end of game one leads off the second game for both teams, and the lineups stay the same from game one to game two.

Pitching:

Pitchers will be limited to three innings of work total and or a sixty pitch, pitch count total for each Sunday.

A thirty pitch, pitch count will be used per inning.

A pitcher can exceed thirty pitches in an inning only when the pitch count is less than thirty when an at-bat begins. The pitcher then completes that at-bat.

If there are less than three outs when the pitcher hits his thirty pitch, pitch count; then the inning will then either:

-roll over if that pitcher will be returning to the mound the next inning (Roll Over means that the inning stops where it is at and the next inning starts with same base runners in place and ZERO outs.)

-a reliever will be used (if that pitcher is done pitching for the day then the next scheduled pitcher will begin his appearance and his pitch count and inning count begins immediately with every one out equalling 1/3 of an inning)

-or a ringer (coach/instructor may be used if/when available) will complete the inning, and the pitcher can return the next inning or another pitcher can start the next inning. This is at the descresion of the umpires.

In accordance with inning and pitch count rules the only way a pitcher can pitch in Game 1 and Game 2 is that the pitcher must be the last pitcher in Game 1 and the starting pitcher in Game 2. The base umpire will keep the pitch count and communicate with the pitcher on pitch count.

The pitcher will be notified when he begins a batter with twenty five or more pitches.

NOTE: Free substitution on defense does not apply to pitching. Once a pitcher has been replaced with another pitcher then that pitchers appearance has ended for the day, with the exception of using a ringer.

Game session:

The three hour game sessions will be played in double header fashion with each game being five innings each with a quick ten to fifteen minutes in-between games.

The less the break the more the baseball! The more you hustle on and off the more baseball!

There are no time limits to game 1.

After the first pitch of the first game for each session the umpire will record the START TIME and communicate this with each dugout.

No new inning in any session but the last session of the day will begin in the second game of that session with less than fifteen minutes left in that sessions three hour time frame.

No new inning in the last session of the day will begin in the second game of that session in that sessions three hour mark of the three hour time frame.

Delay of game tactics to run out the clock will be dealt with appropriately by the umpires.

Tie Breakers:

If the first game is tied after five innings then the sixth inning of the first game will start with a runner (the last hitter from the previous inning regardless of position) at second base.

If then the first game is tied after six innings then the game will be a tie, and the result counts as a tie.

The same tie breaker situation will be applied to the second game for the 6th inning, and then as time permits, the 7th inning will start with a runnersat second and third base, being the last two hitters from the previous inning regardless of position. The 8th inning will start with bases loaded with the last three hitters from the previous inning as base runners.

Results:

Each Sunday teams will receive a win, loss, or tie for each game.

Any second game with at least one complete inning will count towards the team’s standings as a final game result.

The home plate umpire will record the final score of both games after the second game.

The home plate umpire will confer these scores with each head coach of that day.

Rosters and Rankings and Scheduling:

Rosters for the TBD Fall League are finalized for rankings purposes on the Friday before the first Sunday of game play.

With the Rankings finalized then the schedule is created for Week 1 using tournament style play and bracket scheduling; i.e.: first versus last; 2nd versus next to last; and so on.

Then after the first week teams will have records, barring ties, of 2-0, 0-2, or 1-1. In subsequent weeks like record teams are to play each other. The goal is to provide competitive games. There are many exceptions to this rule for many different reasons such as specific game time requests and the such.

Roster limits are 12 unless a higher number is requested by the team and then approved by the league.

Once a roster accumulates 12 or an approved higher number of players the roster is locked or closed at that number.

Rosters with less than 12 will have OPEN spots in which we reserve the right to add players to those OPEN spots throughout the fall as additional players have interest in playing baseball and sign up.

The Pre-Season Rankings (PSR) are set on the Friday before the first Sunday of game play.

The PSR is calculated by adding up the graduation years of all of the players on that set roster and then dividing that number by the total number of players.

Each teams PSR remains the same throughout the fall regardless of player additions and player subtractions to the roster.

Games NEED to be played regardless of attendance issues for any reasons, so with a low set roster amount of 12, and with injuries and player absences, participating teams need to be creative in fielding a team. In the creativeness of putting at least 9 men on the field on any given Sunday all players participating in the TBD Fall League on any given Sunday must be signed up online on this Total Baseball Development website at this link:

Regarding quantity of substitute players for any given team or roster; if a team has an injured player(s) or absent player(s) from a complete game day and your complete time frame then you can replace that player(s) not to exceed your locked roster number. These substitute players must be signed up to play in the TBD Fall League to be able to participate.

If using a substitute player within the league and from another team then best as possible not to have a regular game time conflict with their original assigned team. In this case then the substitute player can and or should play in both time frames so that the original assigned team is not short of players.

The Honor System:

In full use of.

+ Play hard ~ always.

+ Have fun ~ lots of it.

Regarding any TBD Fall League Rules questions, concerns, or clarifications please contact Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 or at protexter.tbd@gmail.com

Play hard or go home...........and watch out for that bacon cheese hamburger!!! Kansas City Royals center fielder Tommy Murphy hits the wall and the burger in Spring Training 2009.....................WELL DONE!!!.......The play and the burger!!!

Total Baseball Development (TBD) is a baseball school located in Sioux City, Iowa, USA that offers individualized personal and group instruction, out-of-season leagues, camps, clinics, and player placement services for high school, college, and professional baseball players.

Total Baseball Development operated a select high school age baseball club called the Sioux City Bancrofts for five years (2008-2012) that competed as a Summer Tournament Team in 2008 & 2009, a Fall College Prospects Team from 2009-2012, and an American Legion Baseball Team from 2010-2012 that participated in a Spring schedule. The Bancrofts were named after Dave Bancroft ~ Sioux City's only Hall of Famer in Cooperstown; inducted in 1971.

Total Baseball Development and this website serves as a local resource for baseball in the Siouxland area, and baseball opportunities state-wide & nation-wide. For more information please contact Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 or by email at protexter.tbd@gmail.com

Total Baseball Development - Siouxland's home for extra baseball.......

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States of America CITIZENSHIP IN A REPUBLIC "The Man In The Arena" Speech at the Sorbonne Paris, France April 23, 1910